The Aarhus Convention
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"It links environmental rights and
human rights."
"It
links government accountability and environmental protection."
"The subject of the Aarhus Convention goes to the heart
of the
relationship between people and governments."
THE AARHUS
CONVENTION HAS BEEN SIGNED BY OVER 40 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES:
INCLUDING ALL 15 EU MEMBER STATES.
It "ENTERED INTO FORCE ON
OCTOBER 30th 2001."
(Please see "Environment DG Information Brochure" referred to below.)
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Brief EUROPEAN UNION
outline information on THE AARHUS CONVENTION
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/aarhus/
A copy of the European Commission's
ENVIRONMENT DG INFORMATION BROCHURE
can be
acquired
through the Internet page address immediately below.
The Aarhus Convention
information appears in Section 9.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/environment/index_en.htm
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"Although regional in scope, the significance of the
Aarhus
Convention is global. It is by far the most impressive elaboration
of principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, which stresses the need for
citizen's participation in environmental issues and for access to
information on the environment held by public authorities. As such
it is the most ambitious venture in the area of
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environmental democracy'
so far undertaken under the auspices of the United
Nations."
Kofi A. Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations
http://www.unece.org/env/pp/ |
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Sample
of petition sent to the European Parliament on September 22nd 2003
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The petition at the address below concerns the plan to put
the new N6 Galway/Dublin Upgrade
Road right through the middle of Celtic "Iron Age" oppidium centred
around Turoe & Knocknadala: which is thought to be the
first to date to be identified in Ireland, and possibly the
largest (by far) of all the 40 or so Celtic oppida yet found
outside Ireland - in places like England, France, Germany, Austria,
Switzerland, Poland, and Hungry.
http://www.finnachta.com/EuropeanParliamentPetition.htm |
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The European Valetta Convention |
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The Republic of Ireland ratified the European Valetta
Convention (European Treaty Series 143) on the
Protection of Archaeological Heritage
in 1997. Article 5, ii), b)
seems particularly relevant to development projects such as roads:
"the allocation of sufficient time and
resources for an appropriate scientific study to be made of the site and for
its findings to be published".
http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/publications/urbanarch/appe.html
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Agenda 21 (United Nations) |
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General information:
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/agenda21/index.htm
"Introducing the Aarhus Convention"
(from the United Nations):
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"It links environmental rights and
human rights." |
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"It
establishes that sustainable development can be achieved only through
the involvement of all stakeholders." |
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"It
links government accountability and environmental protection." |
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"It
acknowledges that we owe an obligation to future generations." |
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"The subject of the Aarhus Convention goes to the heart of the
relationship between people and governments." |
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"Telling
it like it is" |
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This publication reviews progress in the Republic of Ireland
during the first 10 years following the 1992 Rio Earth Summit Conference.
Through the use of 34 stories it strongly suggests (on page 8) that: "In spite of millions of Euros in
spending and international co-operation of a degree and depth never before
seen, the agreements of Rio 92 have not translated into
on-the-ground changes".
http://www.finnachta.com/TuroeKnocknadalaPetition/index.html#pdf |
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"Anyone can become angry -
that is easy. But, to be angry with the right person, to the
right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the
right way: this is not easy." Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.). Quote from: "Nicomachean
Ethics". |
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| Aristotle | Nicomachean
Ethics (350 B.C.) | |
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CHARTER OF
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION:
Extract from Preamble:
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"Conscious of its
spiritual and moral heritage, the Union is founded on the
indivisible, universal values of human dignity, freedom,
equality and solidarity; it is based on the
principles of democracy and the
rule
of law. It places the
individual at the heart of its activities, by
establishing the citizenship of the Union and by creating an
area of freedom, security and justice." |
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/unit/charte/index_en.html
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS:
http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/Treaties/Html/005.htm
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